Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)

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heraldic charge national emblem national symbol of Germany

The Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) is the heraldic emblem and one of the principal national symbols of Germany, representing the country's sovereignty and state authority.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Bundesadler	12
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle of Germany)	5
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) canonical	2
Bekanntmachung über das Bundeswappen und den Bundesadler (1950)	1
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) of Germany	1
Fette Henne (for the large Bundestag eagle)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2506969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Context triple: [Standard of the Chancellor of Germany, designFeature, Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)]

A. Blue Eagle
Blue Eagle was the emblematic symbol used in the United States during the New Deal era to signify businesses' compliance with National Recovery Administration codes and policies.
B. Eagle
Eagle is the common nickname for the McDonnell Douglas F-15, a highly maneuverable American twin-engine tactical fighter aircraft renowned for its air superiority capabilities.
C. Eagle
Eagle was the Apollo 11 lunar module that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the first crewed landing on the Moon in 1969.
D. Eagle
The Eagle is a historic U.S. gold coin denomination, traditionally valued at ten dollars and widely minted in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
E. Bald eagle
The bald eagle is a large North American bird of prey renowned as the national bird and emblem of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Target entity description: The Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) is the heraldic emblem and one of the principal national symbols of Germany, representing the country's sovereignty and state authority.

A. Blue Eagle
Blue Eagle was the emblematic symbol used in the United States during the New Deal era to signify businesses' compliance with National Recovery Administration codes and policies.
B. Eagle
Eagle is the common nickname for the McDonnell Douglas F-15, a highly maneuverable American twin-engine tactical fighter aircraft renowned for its air superiority capabilities.
C. Eagle
Eagle was the Apollo 11 lunar module that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the first crewed landing on the Moon in 1969.
D. Eagle
The Eagle is a historic U.S. gold coin denomination, traditionally valued at ten dollars and widely minted in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
E. Bald eagle
The bald eagle is a large North American bird of prey renowned as the national bird and emblem of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic charge ⓘ national emblem ⓘ national symbol of Germany ⓘ
adoptedBy	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany
adoptionYear	1950 ⓘ
appearsIn	plenary hall of the German Bundestag ⓘ
backgroundColor	gold ⓘ
belongsToSystem	German national symbols ⓘ
category	Eagles in heraldry ⓘ German heraldry ⓘ
color	black ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
designInfluencedBy	Weimar Republic coat of arms ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Germany
governmentUser	Bundespräsident ⓘ linked to: President of Germany Bundesrat ⓘ Bundesregierung ⓘ linked to: Federal Government of Germany Bundestag ⓘ
hasBodyPart	head turned to the right (dexter) ⓘ open beak ⓘ outstretched wings ⓘ visible claws ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	Holy Roman Empire imperial eagle ⓘ linked to: Imperial eagle of the Holy Roman Empire Reichsadler ⓘ
languageOfName	German ⓘ
legalStatus	protected state symbol of Germany ⓘ
literalMeaning	Federal Eagle ⓘ
nicknamed	Fette Henne (for the large Bundestag eagle) ⓘ linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
orientation	displayed (frontal) eagle ⓘ
regulatedBy	Bekanntmachung über das Bundeswappen und den Bundesadler (1950) ⓘ linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) German federal law ⓘ
relatedSymbol	Bundesflagge ⓘ linked to: flag of Germany Deutschlandlied ⓘ German flag ⓘ
represents	sovereignty of Germany ⓘ state authority of Germany ⓘ
scriptDirection	heraldic right ⓘ
symbolOf	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany German federal institutions ⓘ German statehood ⓘ
usedOn	Bundesdienstflagge ⓘ Bundeswappen ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Germany German embassies and consulates signage ⓘ German euro coins (national side) ⓘ German federal government documents ⓘ German identity cards ⓘ German passports ⓘ coat of arms of Germany ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Germany official seals of German federal authorities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited